Monday, 22 October 2012

Cloth diapering

When my second baby was almost one we moved to a place that had an in-unit washer (and dryer but that has nothing to do with this). I had never really considered doing cloth for my first baby but when my second came I decided I would use cloth if we had laundry in our home. Well, we moved and I bought diapers. I paid more than I should have for every single diaper I bought; I was not as well informed as I should have been before starting. At least I only bought 11 diapers, though. I cloth diapered for 3ish months and guess what? I hated it! Then I got pregnat and the smell of the dirty diapers was more than I could bear. So I switched back to Pampers, which I love. When baby #3 came, I used Pampers because I was scared to try cloth again and because I love Swaddlers. I love their smell, their feel and the little yellow line that turns blue when they need a change. About half way through the box I just finished I decided I wouldn't be buying another box. So we have been doing cloth diapers for 3 or 4 days now and guess what? I still hate it! There are all those moms out there who say they love cloth diapering and I believe they do but I don't get it! What is so lovable about cloth diapering? Is it saving 30-35 dollars a month (once your baby has worn the cloth enough to pay them off, which is about 5wears/$ spent)? Is it the 'green' thing? (Which, honestly, unless you use organic cotton, hemp, or bamboo, I'm not so sure how much 'greener' it is. I've read studies etc.) 
We will stick with cloth diapering at least until the new year and hopefully longer since I already own the diapers but I doubt I will ever love it!